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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein
Live Music Friday with TEATEA
Press Play media analysis with NBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell and the Globe’s Emily Sweeney
James Beard Award-winning chef Jody Adams and Billy Shore, founder and executive chair of “Share Our Strength," ahead of their Chefs Cycle 2026 ride
Recent segments
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The BPR Book Club Returns With A Hot Read For A Cold Winter: Nora Ephron's 'Heartburn'
It’s cold outside. Why not dial the temperature up by a few degrees with a hot read?The Boston Public Radio Book Club has a pick for you: “Heartburn,” by… -
When Will Donald Trump Denounce Islamophobic Robocalls?
Registered voters across Iowa received a strange phone call over the weekend; a robotic message from a white nationalist super PAC, urging them to vote… -
Boston Police Commissioner Evans Praises President Obama's Call For Expanded Background Checks
Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans praised President Obama’s call last week for expanded background checks for gun sellers, saying: “I believe it does… -
A Couple Of Actors (Literally) Face Off On News Quiz
This week on Boston Public Radio’s Friday News Quiz, actors and husband-and-wife duo David DeBeck and Shannon Lee Jones faced off. You may recognize him… -
Can The Turtleneck Still Be Cool?
Does anyone look cool in a turtleneck?That’s the question posed by writer Troy Patterson is his latest article for the New York Times: “Can The Turtleneck… -
Did North Korea Detonate A Hydrogen Bomb?
At 10 in the morning on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey registered a 5.1 magnitude seismic event in the northern region of perhaps the most reclusive…
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 9/26: Doris Kearns Goodwin Discusses Presidential Precedent For Responding To Criticism
Today:Sue O'Connell fills in for Jim. Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin reflects on how U.S. leaders have responded to times of crisis, and how past presidents navigated satire and criticism. -
BPR Full Show 9/25: Can You Afford The American Dream?
BPR Full Show 9/25: Can You Afford The American Dream? -
Best Of BPR 9/24: Axios' Dan Primack On A Troubled Economy & Juliette Kayyem On More Political Violence
Today:Axios business editor Dan Primack discusses the economy and likelihood of a recession.National security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses a shooting at a Dallas immigration facility on Wednesday that killed two detainees. -
BPR Full Show 9/24: Can Resistance Succeed?
Jimmy Kimmel is back on the air. Did public resistance succeed in protecting free speech -- this time?GBH's Jared Bowen discusses Jimmy Kimmel's return to late night and The Rocky Horror Picture Show turning 50.National security expert Juliette Kayyem on the shooting at a Dallas ICE facility, Trump's UN speech, no federal charges yet in the Charlie Kirk case.We talk to Boston Debate League executive director Kimberly Willingham and hear students debate the subject of Boston city bike lanes. Food policy analyst Corby Kummer zooms in to discuss the USDA quietly removing a food insecurity tracker and the one year anniversary of Dani's Queer Bar. -
BPR Full Show 9/23: Ask The Mayor with Mayor Michelle Wu
BPR Full Show 9/23: Ask The Mayor with Mayor Michelle Wu
